Alex Lifeson and Geddy Lee of Rush Choose 22 Songs That Inspired Them Most

Alex Lifeson and Geddy Lee of Rush discuss the music that is closest to their hearts.

“HOW MANY MORE TIMES” Led Zeppelin, Led Zeppelin (1969)

I saw them in Toronto at a little place called the Rockpile. We were in the second row, and when they played this song it just blew me away. It reaffirmed for me all the creative potential in blending hard rock with progressive music. John Paul Jones was the unsung hero in that band.

What bass player of that period didn’t know how to play that riff? I still jam to it sometimes at soundchecks.